Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Turkish banker makes second bid for mistrial in U.S. sanctions case

Turkish banker makes second bid for mistrial in U.S. sanctions case
Brendan Pierson

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for an executive at Turkey’s majority state-owned Halkbank who is accused of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions on Wednesday asked a U.S. federal judge to declare a mistrial as jurors were expected to begin deliberating.

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